This research examines effects of various factors on participation in agricultural tree plantations for economic, environmental, social and carbon-uptake purposes. Using survey data from 2000 mail surveys of Canadian farmers, a discrete choice random utility analysis is used to determine...

Using a survey of western Canadian agricultural landowners, we examine the cost and viability of two distinct afforestation options for carbon-uptake purposes. Responses to two separate, but most-likely related willingness to accept compensation questions are elicited using the contingent...

When California voters approved Proposition 65 in 1986, some thought its novel approach to regulation of hazardous substances was going to ruin California's economy; others argued that it would significantly improve the environment and people's health. Both claims were greatly exaggerated. While...